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  reptodd1 · Member · Feb 16, 2017 at 4:29 pm

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  Good morning,
  I just need to renew my domain treaddesign.net. My website is through Wix, but it looks like I need to renew the domain through WordPress. I cannot see how to just renew the domain.
  Thanks in advance.
  -Todd Morton

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Feb 16, 2017 at 4:40 pm

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  Hey there,

  I checked with our registrar and treaddesign.net is now in a redemption period. You can still renew your domain through us, but it is now a more expensive and complicated process to do so. Our registrar charges an $80 late renewal fee in addition to the $26 we charge to renew the domain. The good news is that this is still a chance of reclaiming the domain through this option.

  Your other option is to wait until the redemption period is over so that the domain becomes available for registration again. Domains are usually in redemption for approximately 80 days, but with this option, you run
  the risk of someone else jumping in front of you to purchase the domain before you get the chance.

  Please let me know if you want to proceed with paying the late renewal fee in the attempt to reclaim the domain name. This option is also time sensitive because the domain can be auctioned off to an expired domain bidder.

  I would suggest enabling the auto-renew option so that you will not have to worry about losing control over your domain in the future.

  Please visit the support page link for further instructions:

  Domain Expiration

  Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

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  reptodd1 · Member · Feb 16, 2017 at 4:45 pm

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  Yes, I would like to renew. Please let me know how to do this.
  Thank you.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Feb 16, 2017 at 7:22 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’ll be happy to contact the registrar to see if we can restore treaddesign.net to your account, but I cannot guarantee that we will be able to get the domain back. If I am successful, I can send you a manual payment request form for you to repurchase the domain.

  I will let you know once I hear back from the registrar.

  Let me know if you have any questions.

  Thanks!

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  amylaneio · Member · Feb 17, 2017 at 5:02 pm

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  Hi @reptodd1

  We’ve heard back from our domain provider, and they were able to retrieve your domain. I’ve sent a message to the email address associated with your WordPress.com account with a link that you can use to pay for the renewal and late fee.

  If you have any more questions, you can reply to that email.